Hats off to truly courageous person like Pincha sir. On 3/1/14, George Abraham <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed! Also, it is time the Department of Disability Affairs also takes on > board people with disability to ensure meaningful plans and transparency > an urgency in implementation. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Mahesh S. Panicker > Sent: 01 March 2014 13:16 > To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning > the disabled. > Subject: Re: [AI] Chief Commissioner Disabilities writes to the Prime > Minister on Lathicharge at AICC HQs & RPD Bill Ordinance > > The demand that the CCPD or the proposed equivalent should be headed > by a disabled and for majority representation of the disabled in these > bodies should be an absolute non-negotiable when the bill gets taken > up. > > On 3/1/14, HARSHVARDHAN SINGH NEGI <[email protected]> wrote: >> We must thank to Chief commisioner. Exactly Same thing in my mind that > why >> Govt did not aggree to appoint disable for the chief post. >> Thanks >> HS Negi >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Radha" <[email protected]> >> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerningthe disabled." <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 2:18 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] Chief Commissioner Disabilities writes to the Prime >> Minister on Lathicharge at AICC HQs & RPD Bill Ordinance >> >> >>> just a single word of thanks can't express our gratitude chief >>> commissioner sir. >>> you really rock! >>> >>> On 2/28/14, Mahesh S. Panicker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> This is why they don't want to appoint a disabled to head the proposed >>>> national Commission!!. >>>> Bravo, Chief Commissioner!. Proud of the power of your conviction and >>>> courage, even at the face of the mainstream media blanking out the >>>> police crackdown and the legitimate protest by the disabled activists. >>>> >>>> On 2/28/14, Poonam <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> vow! Mr. chief commissioner! great! >>>>> >>>>> On 2/28/14, SC Vashishth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> From reliable sources, I have obtained the following letter sent by >>>>>> the >>>>>> Chief Commissioner- Disabilities to the Hon'ble Prime Minister today >>>>>> morning in light of the Cabinet Meeting, on the lathicharge and also >>>>>> move >>>>>> to bring in an ordinance. Worth reading... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ref.No.01-9/CCD/2011 Dated: 28th >>>>>> February, >>>>>> 2014 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Respected Prime Minister >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I am the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities appointed > by >>>>>> your >>>>>> government. I am writing to you because of certain recent >>>>>> developments, >>>>>> which could cause both national and international embarrassment to > the >>>>>> country and therefore your personal intervention is necessary. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment introduced the Rights >>>>>> to >>>>>> Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014 in the Rajya Sabha in January. > The >>>>>> Bill >>>>>> was introduced in fulfilment of our international commitment to bring >>>>>> the >>>>>> Indian law in conformity with the United Nations Convention on the >>>>>> Rights >>>>>> of Persons with Disabilities which India has since ratified. A large >>>>>> number >>>>>> of disability rights activists found the Bill to fail on the CRPD >>>>>> standard >>>>>> and consequently the Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha referred the Bill >>>>>> to >>>>>> a >>>>>> House Committee. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Subsequently, a number of rumours started to float that the > government >>>>>> intends to bring the Bill in the shape of an ordinance, which was >>>>>> problematic because disability rights is not an unoccupied > legislative >>>>>> field. The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection >>>>>> of >>>>>> Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 already controls the area. > If >>>>>> the >>>>>> Bill of 2014 is promulgated as Ordinance, it cannot become operable >>>>>> unless >>>>>> the Act of 1995 is repealed. The Act of 1995 has empowered a series > of >>>>>> individuals, bodies and authorities to implement the statute; all >>>>>> these >>>>>> entities would become dysfunctional if the Act of 1995 is repealed > but >>>>>> there would be no time to establish and render functional the new >>>>>> authorities because an ordinance can remain operable for a maximum >>>>>> period >>>>>> of seven and a half months without obtaining parliamentary approval. >>>>>> The >>>>>> enactment of the Bill through the Ordinance route will obtain no >>>>>> benefit >>>>>> to >>>>>> the 13 new impairments, which the Government intends to include in > the >>>>>> Ordinance; but would create an enforcement vacuum even for the >>>>>> disabilities >>>>>> already included in the 1995 Act. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I have also come to know that the government is not planning to >>>>>> promulgate >>>>>> the Disability Bill of 2014 as an Ordinance but is planning to >>>>>> promulgate >>>>>> an Ordinance for the limited purpose of amending the Persons with >>>>>> Disabilities Act of 1995 by including impairments which have been > long >>>>>> excluded from the benefit of the law. This amendment of the > definition >>>>>> of >>>>>> disability in the Act of 1995 will be supported by the entire >>>>>> disability >>>>>> community. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> However since no statement has been issued by the government on the >>>>>> substantive content of the Ordinance that is to be promulgated and >>>>>> the >>>>>> enactment of Bill as Ordinance would cause irreparable harm to > persons >>>>>> with >>>>>> disabilities, they have been agitating against the Ordinance in the >>>>>> length >>>>>> and breadth of the country. Some of them I am given to understand > were >>>>>> injured in police lathi charge whist agitating outside the AICC and >>>>>> the >>>>>> Congress Vice-President's office. Whilst the Indian media has not >>>>>> covered >>>>>> the occurrence (except The Hindu dated 28.02.2014), it has been > widely >>>>>> covered in the social media and I am receiving innumerable calls and >>>>>> e-mails from colleagues outside the country as to how a country which >>>>>> has >>>>>> ratified the CRPD can so deal with its persons with disabilities. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> In the circumstances, I am writing to urge your office to issue a >>>>>> statement >>>>>> that the proposed Ordinance only aims to amend the Act of 1995 and > not >>>>>> to >>>>>> enact the Disability Rights Bill of 2014. This statement from your >>>>>> office >>>>>> will restore peace and assuage the tempers of a highly agitated >>>>>> community >>>>>> and also give out a clear message to the international community that >>>>>> India >>>>>> is totally sworn to its international commitments. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I am sir, the first person with disability who has been appointed as >>>>>> the >>>>>> Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and am committed to >>>>>> the >>>>>> cause both personally and officially. I would be more than willing to >>>>>> brief >>>>>> you in person in the matter, if I am granted an appointment. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> With warm regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Yours Sincerely, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ( P .K. Pincha ) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Shri Manmohan Singh >>>>>> >>>>>> Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, >>>>>> >>>>>> South Block, Raisina Hill, >>>>>> >>>>>> *New Delhi - 110 011* >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Copy to: Hon'ble Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of >>>>>> India, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Subhash Chandra Vashishth >>>>>> Mobile: +91 (11) 9811125521 >>>>>> Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. 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Panicker >>>> Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, >>>> Lady Shri Ram College, Lajpat Nagar >>>> New Delhi 110024 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility >>>> of >>>> mobile phones / Tabs on: >>>> > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessin > dia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> [email protected] >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>> please >>>> visit the list home page at >>>> > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>>> Disclaimer: >>>> 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking > of >>>> >>>> the >>>> person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its > veracity; >>>> >>>> 2. 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